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Chapter One: a podcast about first times
On the way to becoming.
Everyone starts somewhere.
Chapter One is a conversation show about beginnings: the first gym visit, the first week at a new job, the first race, the first time you told someone who you are. Each guest takes us back to when they were a beginner.
Episodes are coming soon. Until then, there's a sample to hear.
Sample · Fictional narrator, not a real guest
Listen to a sample: "The Back Corner"
A first yoga class, from a mat in the back corner by the door. This is a cold open, the short scene that starts every episode, read by host Tyler Murphy.
The recording hasn't been added to the site yet. The full text is below.
Read the full cold open and its playlist →The studio smells like eucalyptus and other people's confidence. I put my mat in the back corner, close to the door, where no one has to look at me.
Every life has a first page
Every life has a first page. On Chapter One, guests write and read the opening of a beginning: their first day at the gym, first year of teaching, first time coming out, first race. Then we talk about the why, the fear, the supporting cast, and the three songs that carry that time.
Starting something new? So is everyone here.
For listeners.
Read three sample cold opens: a first yoga class, a first marathon and a first day managing people. Two come with a three-song soundtrack.
Read the samples →For guests.
Anyone can pitch. Tell us the first time you'd talk about, in a few lines.
Pitch your first time →
Chapter One is hosted by Tyler Murphy, an explorer of beginnings. Meet the host →
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